Cleland, 60, proposed the day after the election, spokeswoman Patricia Murphy said Wednesday.
``It goes to show you there certainly is life after the Senate,'' Murphy told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ``They'll ride off into the sunset.''
Ross, an official with the U.S. Postal Service, often pushed Cleland's wheelchair or stood in the background during speeches during his re-election campaign. Cleland, who lost both legs and an arm in Vietnam, referred to her during a public appearance in May as his ``dear, special friend.''
Murphy said no date has been set for a wedding.
Cleland has declined interviews since the election but has returned to Capitol Hill.
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